February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of ...

New research suggests that it may be possible to simplify the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without compromising accuracy. Contrary to the standard practice of administering several tests to ...

Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection is still a challenge due to a lack of an absolute test. When a clinician encounters a suspected periprosthetic joint infection case, he or she has to use a ...

HealthDay News — Using the Wells rule for pulmonary embolism in combination with either a qualitative point-of-care D-dimer test or a quantitative D-dimer test helps practitioners safety exclude ...

Since its introduction to clinical use, the D-dimer test for deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolism has been a blessing and a curse. What is the current thinking regarding D-dimer use in clinical ...

The D-dimer test is often used to rule out the presence of venous thromboembolism; however, the test has been considered unreliable in postoperative patients because D-dimer levels may rise after ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The plasma D-dimer assay has been used, along with clinical prediction scores, to rule out ...

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the launch of a D-Dimer parameter for its Yumizen G hemostasis range of instruments. The new Yumizen GDDi 2 (D-Dimer) reagent kit is now available for HORIBA Medical’s ...

Pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of maternal death in the Western world. Because of the low specificity and sensitivity of the d-dimer test, all pregnant women with suspected pulmonary ...

LGC Maine Standards is pleased to announce our VALIDATE® D-Dimer calibration verification / linearity test kit has received US FDA 510(k) clearance for use on Instrument Laboratory ACL TOP® hemostasis ...

Researchers have determined an age-adjusted cut-off value that increases the specificity of the D-dimer test for excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients older than 50 years of age. The ...